Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Story of Hazrat Abu Hurairah (r.a.) December 31, 2023

22 references in this lecture
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Siyar A'lam al-Nubala by al-Dhahabi, vol.2, p.578
al-Dhahabi's grand title for Abu Huraira
“A beautiful, meaningful title given to Abu Huraira”
Usd al-Ghabah by Ibn al-Athir, vol.6, p.313
why he's called 'father of the kitten'
“He was very fond of cats — here's why”
Siyar A'lam al-Nubala by al-Dhahabi, vol.1, p.354
one man's curiosity converts an entire tribe
“Quraysh warned him: don't even look at that man”
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol.2, p.24
one man's curiosity converts an entire tribe
“Quraysh warned him: don't even look at that man”
Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith no. 2445
his vivid memory of his very first prayer
“He remembers exactly which surah was read at his first Fajr”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 3838
his vivid memory of his very first prayer
“He remembers exactly which surah was read at his first Fajr”
Tarikh Dimashq by Ibn Asakir, vol.67, p.355
“A little. haan, almost four year. aur kehte hain ke وأقمت معه حتى توفي. And I stayed with him till he passed away.”
Musnad al-Bazzar, Hadith no. 127
“To, aah, Prophet ne aik baar masjid mein announce kiya ke the food for one person should be enough for two.”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 838
Prophet refuses his own daughter a servant
“Fatima asked for help with the housework”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 16578
a servant asks only for Paradise with the Prophet
“Ask me for anything you want, the Prophet said”
Sahihal-Bukhari, Hadith no. 442
a companion wants only Paradise, not riches
“A young companion slept outside the Prophet's door every night”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2477
starving, he sits by the road hoping to be noticed
“He was too dignified to simply ask for food”
Tarikh Dimashq by Ibn Asakir, vol.67, p.323
Umar's regret over missing a reward
“If I had recognized you that day, Umar said”
Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq, Hadith no. 6466
the controversy over his enormous number of hadiths
“Ibn Umar said: you narrate far too many hadiths”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2492
the controversy over his enormous number of hadiths
“Ibn Umar said: you narrate far too many hadiths”
Ma'rifat As-Sahabah by Abu Nu'aym Al-Asbahani, Hadith no. 4758
refusing money, wanting only sacred knowledge
“I only want you to teach me what Allah taught you”
Mustadark al-Hakim, Hadith no. 6172
“hmm. Ji. Ji. Aah, bilkul Doctor sahib bohat achhe se wazeh kiya aap ne in fact aah Hazrat Talha in ko bhi kisi ne isi tareeqe se question kiya in ko le kar to inhone wahi kaha jaise aap ne bataya ke hum log to apne aah kaam mein busy rehte the hum log Prophet se milte the morning mein evening mein lekin hum log ghar pe chale jaate the lekin Hazrat Abu Hurairah woh to saara waqt Rasool Allah ke saath rehte the his hand will be in the hand of Prophet and he will go wherever he goes a”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 10408
the secret dua between takbir and recitation
“What do you say in that silent gap before Al-Fatiha?”
Sahih al-Bukharni, Hadith no. 6570
who deserves the Prophet's intercession most
“Who will have the best chance at your intercession?”
Al-Jami' Li-Akhlaq ar-Rawi by Al-Khaṭib Al-Baghdadi: 1806
who deserves the Prophet's intercession most
“Who will have the best chance at your intercession?”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no 8633
a household that never stopped praying at night
“He split the night into three shifts of prayer at home”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2368
No timing recorded for this mention — the lecture cites it, but not at a second we can trust.